The Future Is Here. It Just Needs a Big Push.
“For technology to advance human productivity and prosperity, it needs ...
What Middle-Market CEOs Need to Know Now: Part 1
Q: In 2015, we heard a lot about how favorable the market was for acquisitions. What’s happening with deals in investment banking now? WILFONG: Indeed, 2015 was a very robust year for deals in the lower middle-market space which FOCUS defines as companies that do up to 250 million in revenue. This activity was driven by a couple of factors...
Will 2016 Be Another Banner Year for Deals?
In a January 4, 2016 article, The Wall Street Journal ...
FOCUS: Consolidation in 4,000-outlet paint jobber industry echoes auto body trends
The heavy consolidation trend in the collision repair industry continues to be mirrored in the 4,000-outlet, $4 billion paint refinish distribution segment, a new FOCUS Investment Banking report notes. “There are multiple buyers, many willing sellers, cheap capital and attractive prices,” FOCUS Managing Director David Roberts wrote in a recent study.
Baby Boomers Ready to Sell Businesses to the Next Generation
According to an August 19, 2015 article in The New ...
FOCUS Website Is Getting Even Better!
The world of website functionality and design is evolving quickly. Because FOCUS works hard to respond to our client’s needs and always wants to remain web savvy, we’ve just completed a full redesign of the FOCUS website.
The ABCs of Financing MSO Alternatives
As shared at the 2015 MSO Symposium in Detroit, FOCUS explains the ABC’s of Financing and discusses how MSO’s have multiple alternatives in today’s competitive and consolidating environment: growing, selling or playing the waiting game or as we call it “milking the cow.”
A Venture Capital Giant Says: Bubble? What Bubble?
“The unicorns are multiplying, but if Andreessen Horowitz is right, ...
Tech Companies Fly High on Fantasy Accounting
According to a June 18, 2015 article in The New ...
Are You Looking to Exit? The M&A Market is Ready for You.
The M&A market for 2015 is looking bright – kicking off with a stellar start. According to Thomson Reuters, Q1 2015 saw over $854 billion in activity – the strongest quarter since 2007. Mid-market (deal valuation up to $500 million) deal volume was at $188.4 billion, with a year over year increase of 6.2 percent. From all indications, M&A will continue to be a leading growth strategy for companies, with rich exit multiples.
